{"id":24279,"date":"2020-04-17T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T07:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24279"},"modified":"2020-04-17T07:40:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T07:40:33","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-friday-17-april-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24279","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 17 April, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>US coronavirus death toll passes 32,000<\/p>\n<p>WAEC mulls online tutorials, to release WASSCE timetable soon<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: WHO goofs, Tozali TV rescues<\/p>\n<p>Free electricity, mere propaganda, says TCN<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria must return to true federalism &#8211; Adebanjo<\/p>\n<p>Dont expect crude demand recovery before July, says OPEC<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Northern Nigeria remains high risk, says Gates Foundation<\/p>\n<p>FG must punish trigger-happy security personnel Ekweremadu, lawyers<\/p>\n<p>Weve arrested bribe-taking policemen Rivers command<\/p>\n<p>VIPs, hospitals disregard for NCDC rules worries govt<\/p>\n<p>Infrastructure deficit, forex pressure may worsen inflation Emefiele<\/p>\n<p>No sufficient isolation centres for Nigerians awaiting evacuation Onyeama<\/p>\n<p>Banks recorded N11.44tn online payments in March<\/p>\n<p>Lagos records two COVID-19 deaths, discharges five more<\/p>\n<p>Lockdown: Stock market gains N28bn in two weeks<\/p>\n<p>Osinbajo panel plans stimulus for imminent recession<\/p>\n<p>NECA moves against job losses, demands FG support<\/p>\n<p>Fire kills 14, injures 15 at Borno IDP camp<\/p>\n<p>Lagos-Ibadan rail project 90% complete, says FG<\/p>\n<p>Delta to begin palliatives distribution by weekend<\/p>\n<p>Condemned Sanda didnt meet presidential pardon requirements NCoS<\/p>\n<p>NIMASA extends certificate validity for seafarers<\/p>\n<p>Marketers seek law to stop FG fixing fuel price<\/p>\n<p>Afenifere donates N3m to South-West states<\/p>\n<p>Gencos, Discos deny knowledge of FGs N200bn payment<\/p>\n<p>Presidential council engages 650 SMEs to provide support<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi fire kills five-year-old, destroys shops, 11 cars<\/p>\n<p>Nasarawa warns officials against diverting palliatives<\/p>\n<p>Govs pledge support for businesses during lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Scuffle as COVID-19 patient attempts escape from isolation centre<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Police arrest 33 minors for violating social distancing in Ebonyi<\/p>\n<p>19 persons die of Lassa fever in Bauchi<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest four suspects over Olakunris killing<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Five-year-old dies, properties destroyed in Bauchi market fire<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Celine Dion salutes frontline workers<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Ilaro Poly produces ventilator<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED: Lagos records three deaths from coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Northern Nigeria remains high risk, says Gates Foundation<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi discharges three COVID-19 patients<\/p>\n<p>People spreading rumours about One Million Boys DIG<\/p>\n<p>WHO gives six conditions for ending COVID-19 lockdown<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders Decry Non-provision of Scanners by NCS since 2017<\/p>\n<p>Post COVID-19 Palliatives for Businesses Inevitable<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Foundation Donates Medical Equipment to UCH<\/p>\n<p>Onne Customs Collects N23bn Revenue in First Quarter<\/p>\n<p>Bello: Nigeria Must Change from Primitive Clearance of Cargo<\/p>\n<p>Virtual Conferencing Seen Limiting Air Travel Post COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>House, Other Stakeholders to Inaugurate Committee on Free Electricity Supply<\/p>\n<p>FG to Raise N60bn through Bond Auction<\/p>\n<p>Report: 5G Will Address Surge in Urban Migration<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: Southwest PDP group questions Fayemi&#8217;s food items donation to Olujimi<\/p>\n<p>Oil marketers reject price modulation, demand deregulation<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity as bane of real estate development in Nigeria &#8216;Experts<\/p>\n<p>Sokoto slashes budget by 25% over COVID-19 pandemic<\/p>\n<p>Over 16,744 persons receive FG&#8217;s cash transfer in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>TCN dismisses claim of free electricity to Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Broadcast stations politicising lockdown order, palliative programme &#8216; 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WHO funding cut<\/p>\n<p>Lagos records 2 more COVID-19 deaths, discharges 5<\/p>\n<p>Blame Ondo Dep Gov, not Akeredolu, for Arogbo-Ijaw marginalisation&#8217; Ojogo<\/p>\n<p>NCDMB recommends indigenous companies to NLNG for Train 7<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Tests are free in all NCDC approved centres in Lagos &#8216; Abayomi<\/p>\n<p>Kidnapped Oyo monarch&#8217;s wife, daughter regain freedom<\/p>\n<p>DRC buries Ebola victim, WHO starts new vaccinations<\/p>\n<p>No buyers yet for 50m barrels of Nigeria&#8217;s crude oil &#8216; Platts<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty: Convicted husband killer, Maryam Sanda still in our Custody &#8216; NCoS<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: Best stimulus package for Nigerians now is free supply of electricity &#8216; Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: ENL Consortium Donates Protective Kits to NPA<\/p>\n<p>UN provides vital supplies for Nigeria Government&#8217;s COVID-19 response<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Private hospitals not allowed to admit, treat COVID-19 patients&#8217; &#8216; Osun Govt<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: New York residents to stay at home till May 15 as death toll hits 12,000<\/p>\n<p>35 new coronavirus cases reported, total now 442<\/p>\n<p>How COVID-19 is redefining Ekiti politics<\/p>\n<p>Reps, executive, other stakeholders set up joint committee on free electricity supply to Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Ogun discharges three coronavirus patients<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG expresses worries over mass transportation of people out of Lagos in trucks<\/p>\n<p>Health workers that demand fee for COVID-19 test will be sanctioned &#8216; 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campaign against Shettima &#8216; Coalition<\/p>\n<p>N1bn probe: Nasarawa Assembly pledges to be thorough<\/p>\n<p>Tension in Kogi as condition of woman assaulted by masquerades deteriorates<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 lockdown: &#8216;My encounter with police in New Karu<\/p>\n<p>Lockdown: Coalition of FCT orphanages appeal for lifeline<\/p>\n<p>Kidnapped Ibarapa monarch&#8217;s wife, daughter freed after N2.5m ransom payment<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Jimoh Ibrahim donates N40m to Ondo govt<\/p>\n<p>Lagos govt gets 1000 boxes of assorted food items<\/p>\n<p>Pensioners in Ekiti ask for palliative over Covid-19 lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus claims another 753 lives in France<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s daughter, son-in-law skip lockdown for Passover trip<\/p>\n<p>Two men arrested for trying to infect police with coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>Lassa fever death toll in Bauchi hits 19<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Spit in public, get 1-year jail term &#8216; India govt<\/p>\n<p>Five new COVID-19 patients discharged in Lagos, total now 90<\/p>\n<p>UK set to announce 3-week extension of COVID-19 lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Europe coronavirus death toll tops 90,000: AFP tally<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus hits ethnic minorities most in Britain<\/p>\n<p>WHO says no evidence coronavirus was made in lab&#8217;China<\/p>\n<p>FG, oil marketers disagree over petrol pricing regime<\/p>\n<p>Power sector revenue may dip over &#8216;free electricity&#8217; 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